When i read Gene Wolfes books of the new sun i had never reached for the dictionary more (and again on re-reading because my brain likes to blank things out over time). I swear that guy used a thesaurus to replace every 3rd word.
The absolutely best present I ever received was the massive Macquarie Dictionary/Thesaurus set from the middle 90's. My marriage had disintegrated and I struggled with single parenthood and Uni. My parents gifted me my lifeline.That thesaurus was vital. Mostly because I was that arsehole who would search for the perfect esoteric word in the middle of a boring essay just to prove that the underpaid post-grad/tutor grading my paper... really wasn't reading my paper! Every now and then I would get a little tick of approval. I didn't have a life, so I lived for that. Many books have gone to Lifeline since. Those tomes will only leave me once breath has.
Please forgive any typos or nonsense words. I just got back from Europe yesterday, the water in my house stinks, and I have had a lot of duty free whiskey. My excuse and I'm sticking to it!
Thesauropes are good, but have you tried making words up? I was scratching for the exact word I needed to describe a chip packet rising into the area before being cajoled by a upper-lower thermal and decided on whirlwinded. Will I replace it? Maybe. Will 'whirlwinded' live on in my heart, my soul, the very core of my being? Yes.
I too have a dog eared and well travelled word-substitutor but long ago gave in to the electronic wizardry of https://www.wordhippo.com/
When i read Gene Wolfes books of the new sun i had never reached for the dictionary more (and again on re-reading because my brain likes to blank things out over time). I swear that guy used a thesaurus to replace every 3rd word.
another deadline? that sounds like too many deadlines
You should pick your deadlines,
No that's still too many deadlines put some back.
Put more deadlines back.
still too many...
He can't write for shit anymore after TDS broke him. It's hilarious.
Were you always this much of a cunt or did TDS break your brain 9 years ago?
The absolutely best present I ever received was the massive Macquarie Dictionary/Thesaurus set from the middle 90's. My marriage had disintegrated and I struggled with single parenthood and Uni. My parents gifted me my lifeline.That thesaurus was vital. Mostly because I was that arsehole who would search for the perfect esoteric word in the middle of a boring essay just to prove that the underpaid post-grad/tutor grading my paper... really wasn't reading my paper! Every now and then I would get a little tick of approval. I didn't have a life, so I lived for that. Many books have gone to Lifeline since. Those tomes will only leave me once breath has.
Please forgive any typos or nonsense words. I just got back from Europe yesterday, the water in my house stinks, and I have had a lot of duty free whiskey. My excuse and I'm sticking to it!
Thesauropes are good, but have you tried making words up? I was scratching for the exact word I needed to describe a chip packet rising into the area before being cajoled by a upper-lower thermal and decided on whirlwinded. Will I replace it? Maybe. Will 'whirlwinded' live on in my heart, my soul, the very core of my being? Yes.
Ahh the good Thesaurus 👍
The writer's secret weapon to wield when working in wretched solitude on a musty tone of long forgotten lore.
It's the right mouse button for me and the pull down menu linking to the synonyms tab that enhances my verbosity 😋